3. There Are No Races or Class Distinctions in Heaven
World Scripture
One fate comes to all, to the righteous and the wicked, to the good and the evil, to the clean and the unclean… One fate comes to all.
Ecclesiastes 9.2-3
There will be tribulation and distress for every human being who does evil, the Jew first and also the Greek, but glory and honor and peace for every one who does good, the Jew first and also the Greek. For God shows no partiality.
Romans 2.9-11
Know all human beings to be repositories of Divine Light; Stop not to inquire about their caste; In the hereafter there are no castes.
Adi Granth, Asa, M.1, p. 349 (Sikhism)
As men, we are all equal in the presence of death.
Publius Syrus25 (Hellenism)
Teachings of Sun Myung Moon
In heaven there is no color. Everyone there shines so brightly that they appear to be silver—a silvery color so brilliant and radiant that it takes on a purple sheen.
(293:224, May 26, 1998)
It is very possible that when white people go to the spirit world and try to enter the gate to heaven, they will be met by a black security guard. Conversely, black people will be met by a white security guard. Under those circumstances, would you back away, saying, “I don’t really need to be here; I will go somewhere else”? Suppose the guard stopped you, and then started cursing and kicking you. Would you grab his legs and beg his forgiveness, saying, “I deserve whatever punishment you give me, for on earth I was an ignorant racist. Please forgive me”? Or would you run away?
(116:110, December 27, 1981)